Sanford, Kansas
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Morton Township. It lies in ZIP code area 67550. It stands on Cocklebur Creek. The Survey maps it on the Sanford quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 15 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1889 USGS Larned quadrangle1:125000
- 1891 USGS Larned quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1955 USGS Great Bend quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Great Bend quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Great Bend quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1970 USGS Sanford quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Larned quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
4 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Sanford between 2015 and 2020, burning about 30 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 May 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Kansas Forest Service | not named |
| 14 April 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 12 |
| 13 April 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 10 |
| 16 February 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Pawnee County | 1704 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
40 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sanford in 40 storm reports between 1995 and 2023: 27 hail, 9 thunderstorm wind, 2 flood, 1 heavy rain. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2020 | Flood | Sanford | - | Water was about 2 inches deep across Highway 183, especially near Road R. |
| April 2017 | Hail | Sanford | - | The hail was pea to penny sized. |
| October 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sanford | - | Measured at the Sanford CO-OP. |
| July 2016 | Flood | Sanford | - | Water was flowing across several county roads in the vicinity of the Pawnee River. |
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sanford | - | Power lines were blown down at Highway 183 and L Road. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sanford | - | An 8 inch diameter tree branch was broken by the high wind. |
| May 2013 | Tornado (EF1) | Sanford | - | This tornado developed east of the original Rozel tornado and moved north and then back west as outflow pushed the surface contact before it completely roped out. Damage was done to power poles and a few trees. A damage survey was completed. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sanford | - | Three to four inch diameter tree branches were blown down. |
| August 2010 | Heavy Rain | Sanford | - | Rainfall of 3.00 was reported. |
| May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sanford | - | There was also damage to young alfalfa plants. |
| April 2008 | Hail | Sanford | - | The hail lasted for 20 minutes. |
| April 2008 | Hail | Sanford | - | The hail covered the ground. |
| July 2023 | Hail | Sanford | - | no account filed |
| April 2021 | Hail | Sanford | - | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Hail | Sanford | - | no account filed |
| May 2017 | Hail | Sanford | - | no account filed |
| April 2017 | Hail | Sanford | - | no account filed |
| October 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sanford | - | no account filed |
| May 2014 | Hail | Sanford | - | no account filed |
| May 2014 | Hail | Sanford | - | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Hail | Sanford | - | no account filed |
| April 2012 | Hail | Sanford | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Sanford | - | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Hail | Sanford | - | no account filed |
| May 2009 | Hail | Sanford | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Sanford | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Hail | Sanford | - | no account filed |
| April 2007 | Hail | Sanford | - | no account filed |
| April 2007 | Hail | Sanford | - | no account filed |
| February 2007 | Hail | Sanford | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Sanford | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sanford | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sanford | - | no account filed |
| March 2004 | Hail | Sanford | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Sanford | - | no account filed |
| May 1997 | Hail | Sanford | - | no account filed |
| August 1997 | Hail | Sanford | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Hail | Sanford | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Hail | Sanford | - | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sanford | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bert Wettar | 3.0 miles | 15 | |
| Rozel | 4.8 miles | 15 | |
| Frizell | 5.4 miles | 15 | |
| Garfield | 8.0 miles | 15 | |
| Hamburg | 8.5 miles | 15 | |
| Ash Valley | 10.0 miles | 15 | |
| Vaughn | 11.2 miles | 15 | |
| Burdett | 11.3 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 475840. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.






